The Weald of Kent, Surrey and Sussex
Descendant's report for Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith, son of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]
Generation No. 1
  1. Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith was the son of John Oxley, blacksmith and Philadelphia Oxley [Akehurst]. He was born 1816 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 7th Apr 1816 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, recorded as John; died 27th Oct 1892 at Mount Pleasant, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, probate to Jane Oxley widow, Richard Oxley draper & grocer and Tom Jenner farmer
  He married (1) Caroline Cornford on 25th May 1840 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, witnesses Samuel Cornford & Francis Pilbeam. She was born 27th Oct 1819 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 5th Dec 1819 at Heathfield Chapel, Heathfield, Sussex, parents Samuel & Ann Cornford [Easton]; buried 13th Aug 1846 at St. Mary's Church, Warbleton, Sussex, aged 26 years. They had the following children:
2 iJane who was born 1843 at Battle, Sussex; christened 24th Sep 1843 St. Mary's Church, Battle, Sussex
  He married (2) Jane Chrismas on 4th Jul 1857 at St Mary's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, witnesses Mary & William Hopkins. She was born 1827 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 25th Feb 1827 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex; buried 11th Mar 1913 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, aged 86 years. They had the following children:
3 iCaroline Ellen who was born 1858 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1858 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
4 iiRichard who was born 1859 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1859 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died 23rd Feb 1939 Warbleton, Sussex, probate to Harold Oxley postman and George Oxley house furnisher's assistant
5 iiiWilliam who was born 21st Aug 1860 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1860 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
6 ivJohn who was born 1862 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1862 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1934 Eastbourne, Sussex, aged 72 years
  vCharlotte Ann who was born 1864 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 28th Feb 1864 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; buried 7th May 1883 Bodle Street Green, Sussex, aged 19 years
7 viGeorge who was born 1865 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1865 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died 1st May 1939 Hailsham, Sussex, probate to George Oxley chemist
8 viiDavid who was born 1866 at Warbleton, Sussex, 1939 register gives birth date of 13th December 1866 (after baptism); christened 25th Nov 1866 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
   
Generation No. 2
  2. Jane Chrismas [Oxley] was the daughter of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Caroline Oxley [Cornford]. She was born 1843 at Battle, Sussex; christened 24th Sep 1843 at St. Mary's Church, Battle, Sussex
  She married George Chrismas on 4th Jun 1866 at St Luke's Church, Portsea, Hampshire, witnesses William & Mary Hopkins. He was born 1841 at Wartling, Sussex; christened 31st Oct 1841 at St. Mary Magdalene Parish Church, Wartling, Sussex
   
  3. Caroline Ellen Jenner [Oxley] was the daughter of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. She was born 1858 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 31st Jan 1858 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  She married Tom Jenner on Oct to Dec 1887 at Brighton, Sussex, registered at Brighton District, Sussex, ref: 1887 Q4 Vol 2B Page 491. He was born July to Sep 1841 at Framfield, Sussex, registered at Uckfield District, Sussex, ref: 1841 Q3 Vol 7 Page 425. They had the following children:
9 iFrank who was born 1889 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1889 St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
   
  4. Richard Oxley was the son of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. He was born 1859 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 24th Apr 1859 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died 23rd Feb 1939 at Brecon House, Rushlake Green, Warbleton, Sussex, probate to Harold Oxley postman and George Oxley house furnisher's assistant
  He married Margaret Bourner on 3rd May 1886 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, witnMargaret Haxtelesses Jemima Vidler, George & John Oxley & . She was born 1858 at Red Pale, Dallington, Sussex; christened 11th Jul 1858 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died Apr 1947 at 61 Ringwood Road, Eastbourne, Sussex; buried 15th Apr 1947 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex, aged 88 years
   
  5. William Oxley, grocer & draper was the son of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. He was born 21st Aug 1860 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Sep 1860 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  He married Elizabeth Ann Watson on 9th Oct 1888 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex, witnesses George Harme & Gemma Maude Dorothy Winchester. She was born 4th Jul 1863 at Herstmonceux, Sussex; christened 2nd Aug 1863 at All Saints Church, Herstmonceux, Sussex
   
  6. John Oxley was the son of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. He was born 1862 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 16th Feb 1862 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died Jan to Mar 1934 at Eastbourne, Sussex, registered at Eastbourne District, Sussex, ref: 1934 Q1 Vol 2B Page 131, aged 72 years
  He married Clara Maria Bloomfield on 29th Jan 1890 at All Saints Church, Leamington, Warwickshire, witnesses Edwin James & Eveline Bloomfield. She was born 1863 at Leamington, Warwickshire; christened 14th May 1863 at All Saints Church, Leamington, Warwickshire, parents William George & Sarah Ann Bloomfield; died 29th Jan 1924 at Guyscliffe, 44 Motcombe Road, Eastbourne, Sussex, probate to Albert James Fellows architect, Violet Eveline Oxley spinster and Basil John Oxley motor coach trimmer
   
  7. George Oxley, dispensing chemist was the son of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. He was born 1865 at Warbleton, Sussex; christened 11th Jun 1865 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex; died 1st May 1939 at 78 High Street, Hailsham, Sussex, probate to George Oxley chemist
  He married Elizabeth Carter Lake on 6th Dec 1892 at St. John's Church, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, witnesses David Oxley & Herbert Lake. She was born 13th Jan 1865 at Reading, Berkshire; died 8th Jun 1954 at St Mary's Hospital, Eastbourne, Sussex, probate to George Oxley pharmacist and opthalmic optician. They had the following children:
  iGeorge who was born 15th Mar 1899 at Hailsham, Sussex
   
  8. David Oxley was the son of Richard Oxley, innkeeper & blacksmith and Jane Oxley [Chrismas]. He was born 1866 at Warbleton, Sussex, 1939 register gives birth date of 13th December 1866 (after baptism); christened 25th Nov 1866 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  He married Alice Ratcliff on 13th Oct 1897 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Burwash, Sussex, witnesses John Ratcliff & H F Wrenn. She was born 29th May 1870 at Otford, Kent; christened 17th Jul 1870 at St. Bartholomew's Church, Otford, Kent
   
Generation No. 3
  9. Frank Jenner was the son of Tom Jenner and Caroline Ellen Jenner [Oxley]. He was born 1889 at Bodle Street Green, Sussex; christened 4th Aug 1889 at St John's Church, Bodle Street Green, Sussex
  He married Ida Naomi Ruth Austen on 4th Mar 1922 at St. Peter and St. Paul Parish Church, Lingfield, Surrey, witnesses Edgar & Lilian Elizabeth Austen & William Oxley. She was born Oct to Dec 1893 at Horsham, Sussex, registered at Horsham District, Sussex, ref: 1893 Q4 Vol 2B Page 307, parnets Edgar & Naomi Austen
   

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